C-24.2 - Highway Safety Code

Section 388 Disposition versions

2018-04-18

388. No person may stop a road vehicle in a parking space reserved for the exclusive use of handicapped persons and identified by signs or signals in compliance with the standards prescribed by the Minister of Transport, unless the vehicle bears:

(1)  an identification sticker issued in accordance with section 11 in the name of the driver, of a person accompanying the driver, or of the institution on whose behalf the person is acting and positioned in the place determined by government regulation;

(2)  (subparagraph repealed);

(3)  a sticker, plate or permit displaying the international wheelchair symbol, issued by another administrative authority in Canada or a member country or associate member country of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport.

Where the vehicle bears a sticker issued pursuant to subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph, the driver or passenger must, on request, hand over to a peace officer, for examination, the certificate of the Société attesting the issue of the sticker.

In addition to public highways, this section applies on private roads open to public vehicular traffic, as well as on land occupied by shopping centres and other land where public traffic is allowed.

1986, c. 91, s. 388; 1987, c. 94, s. 58; 1990, c. 83, s. 151; 1997, c. 49, s. 7; 2002, c. 29, s. 46; 2004, c. 2, s. 30; 2008, c. 14, s. 43; 2018, c. 7, s. 96.

2008-06-12

388. No person may stop a road vehicle in a parking space reserved for the exclusive use of handicapped persons and identified by signs or signals in compliance with the standards prescribed by the Minister of Transport, unless the vehicle bears:

(1)  an identification sticker issued in accordance with section 11 in the name of the driver, of a person accompanying the driver, or of the institution on whose behalf the person is acting; the sticker must be hung from the rear-view mirror inside the road vehicle in such a manner that the sticker is visible from the outside;

(2)  (subparagraph repealed);

(3)  a sticker, plate or permit displaying the international wheelchair symbol, issued by another administrative authority in Canada or a member country or associate member country of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport.

Where the vehicle bears a sticker issued pursuant to subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph, the driver or passenger must, on request, hand over to a peace officer, for examination, the certificate of the Société attesting the issue of the sticker.

In addition to public highways, this section applies on private roads open to public vehicular traffic, as well as on land occupied by shopping centres and other land where public traffic is allowed.

1986, c. 91, s. 388; 1987, c. 94, s. 58; 1990, c. 83, s. 151; 1997, c. 49, s. 7; 2002, c. 29, s. 46; 2004, c. 2, s. 30; 2008, c. 14, s. 43.

2005-01-01

388. No person may stop a road vehicle in a parking space reserved for the exclusive use of handicapped persons unless the vehicle bears:

(1)  an identification sticker issued in accordance with section 11 in the name of the driver, of a person accompanying the driver, or of the institution on whose behalf the person is acting; the sticker must be hung from the rear-view mirror inside the road vehicle in such a manner that the sticker is visible from the outside;

(2)  (subparagraph repealed);

(3)  a sticker, plate or permit displaying the international wheelchair symbol, issued by another administrative authority in Canada or a member country or associate member country of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport.

Where the vehicle bears a sticker issued pursuant to subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph, the driver or passenger must, on request, hand over to a peace officer, for examination, the certificate of the Société attesting the issue of the sticker.

In addition to public highways, this section applies on private roads open to public vehicular traffic, as well as on land occupied by shopping centres and other land where public traffic is allowed.

1986, c. 91, s. 388; 1987, c. 94, s. 58; 1990, c. 83, s. 151; 1997, c. 49, s. 7; 2002, c. 29, s. 46; 2004, c. 2, s. 30.

2002-09-03

388. No person may stop a road vehicle in a parking space reserved for the exclusive use of handicapped persons unless the vehicle bears either of the following stickers or plates:

(1)  an identification sticker issued in accordance with section 11 in the name of the driver, of a person accompanying the driver, or of the institution on whose behalf the person is acting; the sticker must be hung from the rear-view mirror inside the road vehicle in such a manner that the sticker is visible from the outside;

(2)  (subparagraph repealed);

(3)  any form of identification sticker or plate for handicapped persons issued by another administrative authority in Canada or the United States.

Where the vehicle bears a sticker issued pursuant to subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph, the driver or passenger must, on request, hand over to a peace officer, for examination, the certificate of the Société attesting the issue of the sticker.

In addition to public highways, this section applies on private roads open to public vehicular traffic, as well as on land occupied by shopping centres and other land where public traffic is allowed.

1986, c. 91, s. 388; 1987, c. 94, s. 58; 1990, c. 83, s. 151; 1997, c. 49, s. 7; 2002, c. 29, s. 46.

1998-07-02

388. No person may stop a road vehicle in a parking space reserved for the exclusive use of handicapped persons unless the vehicle bears either of the following stickers or plates:

(1)  an identification sticker issued in accordance with section 11;

(2)  (subparagraph repealed);

(3)  any form of identification sticker or plate for handicapped persons issued by another administrative authority in Canada or the United States.

In addition to public highways, this section applies on private roads open to public vehicular traffic, as well as on land occupied by shopping centres and other land where public traffic is allowed.

1986, c. 91, s. 388; 1987, c. 94, s. 58; 1990, c. 83, s. 151; 1997, c. 49, s. 7.

1991-01-01

388. No person may stop a road vehicle in a parking space reserved for the exclusive use of handicapped persons unless the vehicle bears either of the following stickers or plates:

(1)  an identification sticker issued in accordance with section 11;

(2)  a removable sticker issued by the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec in accordance with section 30.1 of the Act to secure the handicapped in the exercise of their rights (chapter E-20.1);

(3)  any form of identification sticker or plate for handicapped persons issued by another administrative authority in Canada or the United States.

In addition to public highways, this section applies on private roads open to public vehicular traffic, as well as on land occupied by shopping centres and other land where public traffic is allowed.

1986, c. 91, s. 388; 1987, c. 94, s. 58; 1990, c. 83, s. 151.

1987-12-18

388. No person may stop a road vehicle in a parking space reserved for the exclusive use of handicapped persons unless the vehicle bears either of the following stickers:

(1)  an identification sticker issued in accordance with section 11;

In force: 1988-12-14

(2)  a removable sticker issued by the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec in accordance with section 30.1 of the Act to secure the handicapped in the exercise of their rights (chapter E-20.1).

1986, c. 91, s. 388; 1987, c. 94, s. 58.

1987-12-01

388. No person may stop a road vehicle in a parking space reserved for a road vehicle driven by a handicapped person unless the vehicle bears an identification sticker in accordance with section 11.

1986, c. 91, s. 388.